Times Don’t Change That Much

Posted on August 3rd, 2005 at 1:45 pm

I’m currently reading Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens. In the chapter I’m reading at the moment a lame Italian character moves to Bleeding Heart Yard in London. This was written in 1857, almost 150 years ago: It was uphill work for a foreigner, lame or sound, to make his way … Continue reading

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Blogging is so passe.

Posted on August 2nd, 2005 at 2:16 pm

The blogosphere is continuing to grow, with a weblog created every second. If anybody wants a blog let me know and I can set it up (for a small fee of course ;) ). I must sort those Technorati links out.

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Gone But Not Forgotten

Posted on August 1st, 2005 at 8:25 pm

The Fall Cal-Stewart meet honors the memory of John King with a cocktail party on Friday evening in his name. John King was the life of the TTOS SW Division and contributed much to the early success of the Fall event. He loved to be the auctioneer at the annual … Continue reading

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Poker game #8

Posted on August 1st, 2005 at 8:13 pm

Great, another $5 table for me to do some damage. After ten hands it easy to see that this is not an aggressive table. I’ve seen almost every flop and I’m only down 200 chips (from 1500), my cards just haven’t been good enough to continue the hands through to … Continue reading

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